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Needle Exchange

sterile water
condom
little metal pot for cooking drugs
cotton balls
Alcohol swabs
thin needle
thinner needle
thinnest needle
tourniquet
Needle Exchange by Todd Huffman.
The contents of a needle exchange kit.

I found it interesting they include multiple needles of different bore sizes. The viscocity of drugs can be radically different, i.e. methadone is more viscous than heroin which is more viscous than cocaine. Pushing methadone through a small needle is impossible.

Here's a pipe pressure loss calculator to play with...
www.efunda.com/formulae/fluids/calc_pipe_friction.cfm#calc 
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Lindsay Beyerstein  Pro User  says:

Thanks for this excellent photo and informative caption. I used your "blog this" button to feature the image here.
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Todd Huffman  Pro User  says:

Thanks Lindsay!
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Suturn says:

Hello!! Nice pic! Can I use it to promote a Convention about Drugs and Damage Reduction here in Italy? I am going to report your name in the Credits
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Todd Huffman  Pro User  says:

@Suturn Go ahead, and thank you!
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Jude's Affair says:

god,this is amazing.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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